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For episode 627 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Sara Madden, CISO of Convera. Convera is a global leader in commercial payments. With an unrivaled regulatory footprint and a financial network spanning more than 140 currencies and 200 countries and territories, they’re reimagining the future of business payments to better serve their customers.  Their tech-led payment solutions are built on deep expertise in foreign exchange, risk management, and compl

For episode 626 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Andrew Begin, CSO at Galoy. Galoy is building banking software for the Bitcoin Age. Its cloud-native products help banks, fintechs and startups get to market quickly with solutions like bitcoin backed lending, bitcoin deposit accounts, on-chain & lightning payments and more. 🔗  Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/4byj8t4p   🔗  Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/mvjk5ede   🔗  Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.co

For episode 625 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Rodrigo Coelho, CEO of Edge & Node. Autonomous agents across blockchain ecosystems are beginning to transact, communicate, and collaborate independently, yet there is no standardized way to manage agent to agent interactions (payments). Edge & Node, the founding team behind The Graph, is solving this problem by providing the missing management layer, Ampersend. Ampersend extends Coinbase’s x402 payment p

For episode 624 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Kelsey Nicol, Director of Corporate Legal for Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters (TSX/NDAQ: TRI) informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. They serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower prof

For episode 623 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Scott Meadows, Head of Business Development at Coinbase. Scott discusses Coinbase’s plans around stablecoin infrastructure at both a consumer and institutional level, the role of the base network and how Coinbase plans to expand its product offerings heading into 2026. 🔗  Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/34bpytju   🔗  Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/3abkez44   🔗  Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/4a7h

For episode 622 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Eli Danziger, Head of Product for North America for Xero to discuss their new superagent called JAX. 🔗  Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/hbss5m5c   🔗  Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/3xju6trw   🔗  Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/58xah4an   🔗  YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/kzkhbs8p   ⏳  Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:04) Who is Eli Danziger? (3:13) Superagent JAX (5:32) How customizable is JAX? (

For episode 621 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Smitha Purohit, Senior Director of Crypto Product at PayPal to discuss how PayPal is positioning itself in the age of Stablecoins with PYUSD, their new product called Payment Links, the future of Agentic Ecommerce and the Fintech trends they see heading into 2026. 🔗  Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wa4365kb   🔗  Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/yurv3yrm   🔗  Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/2sy5sudt

For episode 620 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Rens Troost, Founder & CTO of Rational Exponent. Their flagship platform, RE:Agent, empowers customers to adapt quickly to evolving regulatory requirements with actionable intelligence, dynamic controls, and strategic risk insights embedded directly into operational workflows. Purpose-built for scalability, transparency, and agility, Rational Exponent makes it possible for organizations to maximize opera

For episode 619 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Markus Levin, Co-Founder of XYO. After 7+ years on Ethereum, XYO, the first DePIN project established in 2018 and predating the term, is officially launching XYO Layer One, its own L1 blockchain. Designed for DePIN, RWA, AI and other data-heavy industries, this new dual-token blockchain solves the issues holding back blockchain development today. XYO reported a revenue of $8.8M in 2024, and has attracted

For episode 618 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Christian Davies, Global Head of Distribution and Innovation for Relm. Christian Davies has over 12 years of experience in the insurance industry as a worldwide brokerage executive director and founder. He drives Relm’s global distribution strategies and fosters innovation to enhance product reach and market impact. Relm crafts insurance solutions that give businesses in dynamic industries like Web3, AI,

For episode 617 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Toby Gilbert, Co-Founder at Pact Swap. Toby Gilbert is a seasoned entrepreneur with a track record of building exciting technology ventures across telecom and Web3. Before co-founding PactSwap, a cross-chain DEX built on Coinweb and co-founded by Tether’s Brock Pierce, he launched and exited three telecom companies across Europe, Africa, and Asia, and later co-founded Coinweb, OnRamp, and Blockfort, adva

For episode 616 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Michael Stroev, CEO & Co-founder of Venga. Venga is the next go-to crypto app in Europe with the mission of making innovative blockchain technologies accessible to the masses, empowering people to effortlessly discover, invest in, and navigate the world of Web3.  Before joining Venga, he was the COO & CPO at Nebeus, a cryptocurrency app he built and grew from zero to tens of millions of Euros in yearly t

For episode 615 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Doug Colkitt, initial contributor to Fogo, the fastest layer 1 blockchain. Fogo is an SVM chain running the Firedancer client in its purest form to achieve real-time experiences at scale. Fogo unleashes the full potential of Firedancer by making innovative design choices on architecture and consensus. They are enabling institutional-grade finance on-chain by combining TradFi performance with decentralize

For episode 614 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Max Sandy, Head of Product for Ramp Network. Max Sandy oversees...

For episode 613 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Lynn Nguyen, CEO of Saros. Saros DEX is a liquidity hub on...

For episode 612 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Scarlett Sieber, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer for...

For episode 611 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Tim Lewis, Co-founder of tea.xyz . Tea Protocol's CoinList token...

For episode 610 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Austin Seiberlich, Chief Web3 Officer at Global Gold. Austin...

For episode 609 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Co-founders Roman Georgio & Caelum Forder to discuss Coral....

For episode 608 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by RJ Holder, Senior Director & Digital Product Management for NAF....